“Now, a group of 44 researchers has written a strongly worded critique of the dating of these paintings … ” Stay tuned.
Tag: Neanderthals
More Neanderthal eagle jewelry found in the Iberian Peninsula
Most likely the underlying issue for the dissenters is that the anthropologists are Darwinians and in any Darwinian scheme, someone must be the subhuman. Otherwise, there is no beginning to human history. The Neanderthals are convenient for the purpose. If we found a Stone Age laptop among the Neanderthal artifacts, the same people might still be claiming it didn’t prove anything.
Stone Age glue: Neanderthals accused of “complex thinking”
Glue was found on well-preserved tools from 50 kya.
Long stretch of Neanderthal DNA found in a modern population
Apparently, it’s the geneticists’ “worst nightmare.”
Projectiles found at 20 kya earlier than thought. An advantage for modern humans vs Neanderthals?
The thesis that modern humans had a competitive advantage in projectiles might be a bit hasty. One is reminded of the claim that modern humans could do art and Neanderthals couldn’t, and then we found Neanderthal art.
Researchers: The Neanderthals might have died out from ear infections
It’s getting to the point where a quality broadcasting group could make a palatable film series about the Neanderthals. Now that we are long past the Ooga! Ooga! thing.
Ancient human group as a “cold case” nearly half a million years ago?
This would be a great murder mystery film, so long as someone other than Hollywood made it.
What Neanderthal jewelry means
It’s not just that the ornaments did not have a practical use. They probably expressed something. Eagle talons, for example, might imply something about the person who wore them, in the same way that a peace sign implies something about the wearer today. But it may have implied the opposite thing.
Research into Neanderthal toolmaking suggests that most were right-handed
And customized their tools to the user. These are not the Neanderthals of the late twentieth century. Those were incredibly stupid brutes. Funny how much Neanderthals have learned in only a couple of decades…
Well, if Neanderthal history is as complex as other human histories…
That’s bad for “evolutionary theory.” Actual histories of the Neanderthals are like actual histories of the Navaho or the Welsh. What they “would have” done doesn’t matter; only what they apparently did. Enter historical interpretation from a variety of schools of thought.
Once again: Did Neanderthals speak?
At the Sapiens site, Goldfield offers some sound files that might represent Neanderthal vs, current vocalization.
Researchers: Declining Neanderthal fertility caused extinction, not violence
Demographic decline is insidious because its pace appears slow in human terms (generations) but eventually, a freefall can occur. For example, young Neanderthals would eventually find themselves joining other groups because there aren’t enough other Neanderthals around. And the rest is… 23 and me.
Researchers: Tooth studies show that Neanderthals “split” from modern humans 800 kya, not 300-500 kya
If Neanderthals “diverged” from “modern humans” 800,000 years ago but many of us have Neanderthal genes (yeah, 23andMe stuff, for sure), what chance is there that much of the contention is based on the fact that we don’t really know enough to be sure of very many things?
Did the Neanderthals have a cult going 130,000 years ago?
About the golden eagle. Okay, “cult” isn’t a designation of praise but it’s way better than how the Neanderthals were thought of in the past. Anyway, we are told that the birds used to snatch Neanderthal children. Maybe it was revenge.?
Did Neanderthals prize golden eagle claws for their symbolic value?
Researchers think that the claws may have had symbolic value. Another way of putting it is, anyone can gather feathers.